Songkran Water Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Musicians playing the Sitar and Tabla on the banks of the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Elderly man playing a sitar by the Ganges (Ganga) River, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Elderly man playing the sitar beside the Ganges (Ganga) River, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Main beach, San Juan de las Galdonas, Paria Peninsula, Venezuela, South America

Children riding water buffaloes, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

Gray Seal, (Halichoerus grypus), Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach playing with ball

Boy and girl on beach playing in the water

Girl (6-8) on beach lying in the surf

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Son (6-8) sitting on father's shoulders on beach

Son (6-8) sitting on father's shoulders on beach

Son (6-8) sitting on father's shoulders on beach

Couple on beach

Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong town Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, China, Asia

Couple splashing in the sea, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Two young boys and their horses play in the ocean in Nihiwatu, Sumba, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Children play in a river with the water buffaloes, Kapilvastu District, Nepal, Asia

Boy (6-8) on sunlounger holding water pistol

Grandmother and grandaughter (6-8) making a sandcastle on the beach

Parents and children (6-8) walking on beach

Resort, Vilanculo (Vilankuko) Beach, Mozambique, Africa

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Pelicans, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Two young boys and their horses play in the ocean in Nihiwatu, Sumba, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Children play in the Seattle Center Fountain on a hot summer day, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Girl (6-8) making a sandcastle on the beach

Mother and son (6-8) on beach playing in the sand

Listvianka, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Father and son (6-8) in the surf holding fishing pole

Girl (6-8) making a sandcastle on the beach

Children play in the fountain at Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

The Beach and Pier, Cromer, Norfolk, England, UK

Summer crowds enjoy warm water, Lake Villarica, Lake District, Chile, South America

Quiet Caribbean, family play in turquoise sea, white sand beach, beautiful Port Elizabeth, Bequia, The Grenadines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Parents and son (6-8)sitting at an outdoor cafe

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Polar Regions

Antarctic fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) on Prion Island in the Bay of Isles on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Polar Regions

View of alfresco dining table at Dassia Beach and Ionian Sea, Dassia, Corfu, Ionian Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana, Africa

Adult Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), surfacing in Stanley Harbor in the Falkland Islands, South America

People play racquetball on the beach in Leblon, at sunset with a light drizzle, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana, Africa

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

A humpback whale and her calf play near the surface.

Gray Seal, (Halichoerus grypus), Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), underwater on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), stampeding on the beach in Puerto Refugio, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Mother and daughter play ukulele's together on a dock over Sebago Lake, Maine, United States of America, North America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Gray seals (grey seals), Halichoerus grypus, Heligoland, Germany, Europe

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki), at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Men play chess at the outdoor pools at the Szechenyi Thermal Baths, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Two hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) fighting, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Children playing in the surf, Copacabana beach, near Gosford, north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Gray seal (grey seal), Halichoerus grypus, Heligoland, Germany, Europe

School children paddle in the sea on small sandy beach at Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital . wounds due to boiling water for tea . lots of kids get burned by open flames fires into the camp as they play around without parents control

Lindblad undersea specialist Carlos Navarro with a playful California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Young Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Lindblad undersea specialist Carlos Navarro with a playful California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

Boy pouring water from a bucket, Whitesands Beach, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin pair(Stenella frontalis) underwater on the Little Bahama Banks, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. (Resolution Restricted - pls contact us)

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup playing with its own exhalation underwater at Champion Islet near Floreana Island in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean

Two young Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) at play underwater on the Little Bahama Banks, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Atlantic Ocean. (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Two Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) leaping clear of the water together. Moray Firth, Scotland

Brooks Camp employees trying to discourage two brown bear cubs (Ursus arctos) from damaging boats at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Durdle Door, Dorset, England, UK, Europe (rr)

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pups playing with a rope in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) leaping clear of the water. Moray Firth, Scotland

Two curious brown bear cubs (Ursus arctos), inspecting and gnawing on park ranger and service boats at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup with feather in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf playing and rubbing with kelp wrapped around its flukes off Admiralty Island, Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA

Young California sea lion "porposing" in the nothern Gulf of California, Mexico.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup with feather in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Two curious brown bear cubs (Ursus arctos), inspecting and gnawing on park ranger and service boats at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Two young male Hooker’s Sea Lions (Phocarctos Hookeri) play fight. Snares Island, Subantarctic New Zealand. (RR)

Male Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypu) with two female seals. NE Scotland (RR)

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean